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(02/01/22) BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU AgCenter’s signature educational event for youngsters will return to the LSU campus this spring after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
AgMagic, an interactive journey through Louisiana agriculture, will be open to registered school groups from March 28 to April 1. The public is invited to come April 2 to 3.
The free event will be in the John M. Parker Coliseum located at the corner of Highland Road and South Stadium Drive.
Targeted to elementary school-age children, AgMagic is a series of exhibits and hands-on activities designed to teach about the importance of agriculture in everyday life. Topics include food and nutrition, forestry, agricultural crops, insects, animals and more.
“We are extremely excited to have an in-person event this year,” said Hannah Devall, instructor in the AgCenter 4-H Youth Development unit. “We are looking forward to sharing this interactive journey through Louisiana agriculture with the youth in our area. I love seeing them on campus!”
Teachers can register their students for an AgMagic tour online at https://bit.ly/3s5tAar.
People interested in volunteering at the event can sign up for shifts online at https://bit.ly/3ocOgMH.
Schools wishing to participate virtually can do so through the Classroom AgVentures video series available at https://bit.ly/3o9rXr2.
“Many AgCenter agents worked hard to put this program together last year to make sure Louisiana youth still had the chance to experience AgMagic,” Devall said. “While we are excited to offer an in-person format again this year, we also are happy to continue providing a virtual option.”
For more information, contact Devall at HDevall@agcenter.lsu.edu.
Students from Mayfair Laboratory School in Baton Rouge hold up worms they found in buckets of dirt during the LSU AgCenter’s AgMagic at the Parker Coliseum on April 11, 2019. LSU AgCenter file photo
